The US government is on the brink of a shutdown because lawmakers have failed to agree on a plan for discretionary funding for the new fiscal year.

Lawmakers have until midnight to agree on federal spending. The federal government is preparing for what appears to be an imminent shutdown after...

The US federal government is lurching toward a shutdown after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a stopgap funding bill. Follow DW for more.

Mass layoffs of US federal workers will begin within two days, the White House says, as lawmakers trade blame over the first government shutdown in...

Mass layoffs of US federal workers will begin within two days, the White House says, as lawmakers trade blame over the first government shutdown in...

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Democrats and Republicans have not agreed to a deal to extend federal funding to avert a government shutdown.

Lawmakers face a Tuesday deadline to fund the government, which will require them to agree on a spending measure that can win at least 60 votes in the...

The US federal government has been forced to shut down, unable to spend money because Congress can't agree on a funding plan.

The US federal government has been forced to shut down, unable to spend money because Congress can't agree on a funding plan.